The LivePlan Blog

When starting a new business, surely your focus needs to be on getting the business and the product up and running. You only have a few employees at most, so there’s nothing to worry about on the “people” front. Right? Wrong. Here’s why you should focus on employee engagement from the start.

Business owners who succeed in meeting their goals have one common thread: They all track their progress toward their goals. Here are the metrics and data you should track to realistically measure performance, and what you can safely ignore.

Employees want workplaces that care about their wellbeing, and business owners want healthy employees—and less sick days. Is a corporate wellness program the answer?

We’ve launched several new features that make the LivePlan Dashboard even better. If your business uses Quickbooks Online or Xero, LivePlan can now automatically create a business dashboard in seconds, create printed and PDF reports for board meetings and presentations with your own branding, and automatically create your budget and forecast.

Using data to make marketing decisions is essential to growing revenue and having a stable business. That doesn’t mean data is easy, but it does mean that any business can use data to develop and implement better marketing campaigns.

We’ve all sat through that horrible presentation that’s nothing but bullets in 10 point font. Here’s why you should include visuals in your presentations, and how it can make them more persuasive and effective.

Sales forecasting doesn’t have to be hard—and you are the most qualified person to do it for your business. Here’s how to forecast your sales.

LivePlan can help you create an impressive nonprofit business plan with easy to read, real-time financials—perfect for board meetings and donor presentations.

If you’re just starting out, learning how to value your online business for sale may feel premature. However, learning the basics can help you make your business more successful today. 

The EU recently enacted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Here’s how we’re complying with these new regulations, and our continual commitment to your privacy and security.